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DEMOCRATIC NORTHWEST NAPOLEON, O., DECEMBER 20, 1894.
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RELIGION OF JAPAN.
SHINTOISM RESPONSIBLE FOR JAPA
, NESE LIBERALITY.
Tlx national Tlellc;lon Harmonises Some
what With Waiter Thoaght The Spirit
of Toleration Not ilegularly Established
Until 1808.
A Japanese gentleman not long ago
visited a drag store on the Third aveune,
in this city, and asked for a postage
Stamp. The stamp was dnly supplied by
the head of the drag store, who, wish
ing to be pleasant and agreeable to the
foreigner, said, "Well, sir, which do
yon like better, America or China?"
The Japanese gentleman indignantly
replied: "May I enggest, sir, that it is
your business to sell drugs and stamps,
and tbat yon should confine yourself to
these duties? I am not a Chinaman, but
a native of Japan, and it is a mark of
your ignorance of geography that yon
do not know the difference. "
Without apologizing for the rudeness
of the gentleman of Japan, we venture
to remark that western peoples, even
the most educated among us, do not
seem to t carefully distinguish between
Japan and China.
The Japanese hare always regarded
themselves as far in advance in civiliza
tion, and thre is nothing which offends
the native of the island of Japan more
than to be taken for a Chinaman.
Very much of the liberal attitude of
the people of Japan toward western
thought and custom arises from the fact
that its national religion is Shintoisin.
Most pocj io imagine that Buddhism
is the relifion of Japan, and cor"
quently the national cult of Shintoism
is a ruligions belief which until the laet
30 years h . never been heard of in the
western world.
For centuries Japan was a terra in
cognita to the rest oi humanity, although
its history dates from 600 B. C, when
Jimnier Tenno was king, and Shintoism
was his creed. Buddhism was not in
troduced into Japan until 550 of the
Christian era, when it came from India
by way of Korea.
The term Shinto is of Chinese origin
and is expressed by the almost unpro
nounceable Japanese word of Eami-no-michi,
the meaning of both words being
"the way of the spirits. " The essciitiul
principle of Shintoism is a combination
of ancestor worship and nature worship,
and it would seem that the latter of
these elements is largely due to the con
tact of Japan with the Taoism of China.
Shinotism is therefore the veneration of
the country's heroes and benefactors of
every age, legendary, historical, an
cient and modern.
The essential feature of Shintoism is
its liberal attitude toward other reli
gious beliefs, and when Buddhism was
brought into the country the priests of
the ancient belief extended the right
hand of fellowship toward its missiona
ries. But the same liberality has not
always been returned by the clergy of
Buddhism, and not very long ago one of
the great temples at Tokyo was bnrned
by the Buddhists to prevent its falling
into the hands of the Shinto priests.
Shintoism has been equally liberal to
ward modern Protestant missionaries,
for before the Church of England edifice
at Tokyo, now known as St. Andrew's
church, was built the present Shinto
government lent one of the Shmto tem
ples for Church of England services.
Whenever opposition to Christianity has
arisen it has come from the old nobili
ty, who are opposed to all change and
are zealous supporters of Buddhism.
Although Shintoism has been the an
cient religion of Japan for more than
124 centuries, it had never been declared
the "established religion" of Japan un
til the year 1868, when for reasons
wholly political it became the establish
ed religion of the country. A grant of
$300, 000 a year was made for the main
tenance of the Shinto temples and
shrines which are said to be somewhere
about 100,000 in number.
The Buddhism of Japan had been ex
ceedingly aggressive and had almost sub
verted the ancient system of Shintoism,
but now when a child is born it is taken
by its parents either to a Shinto or a
Btddhist temple for dedication. Funer
als are now conducted by either Shinto
or Buddhist priests, as the relatives may
prefer.
The first great god of the Shintos is
Mingo no Mikoto, the remote ancestor
of the priest mikado, who is said to have
been descended from the god and god
dess of the sun. The mikado is known
among the Japanese as Teushi, or the
6on of heaven, on account of his celes
tial descent, the title ef mikado mean
ing very much the same as the sublime
porte of the Ottomans namely, "the
presence," an expression so common in
oriental lands for exalted personages.
It is said that when the goddess of
the sun made the mikado's remote an
cestor (Mingo) sovereign of Japan she
delivered to him "the way of the gods"
and decreed that bis dynasty should be
as immovable as the sun and the moon;
- hence the need for making Shintoism
the established religion. She also gave
him a mirror as a sacred emblem, pay
ing, "Look upon this mirror as my spir
it, keep it in the same bouse and upon
the same -floor with yourself, and wor
ship it as if yon were worshiping my
actual presence. " The story is that this
sacred mirror is still in- the Shinto tem
ple of Naiku, at Yamada, although it
. has never been seen by a western trav
eler. -.
Xha iritaa nf Rhintniam for irmnv Tears
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castorla
Breasts
occupied conspicuous place in the rule
of the court of Japan, and there are tea
sections of the sacred book known aj
the "Ycngi Shiki" devoted to court cere
monies. It must be understood that, ac
cording to Shinto belief, the great incar
nate god is the mikado himself, bet the
gods of Shintoism are numbered by thru
sands. Thomas P. Hughes in New
York - ,
CHARLOTTE TEMPLE'S GRAVE.
The Hart Popular Spot la Trinity Church.
yaxd. Mow York.
A fow days ago pasaersby in Broad
way, looking through the high fence
that surrounds Trinity churchyard, saw
a slender black gowned girl kneeling by
the grave of Charlotte Temple. Her
head was bowed in her hands, and she
seemed utterly lost to her surroundings.
After awhile she arose with a very pale
face, walked swiftly through the gates
nd disappeared in the crowd. She was
only one of many devotees at the shrine
of the poor girl who died for love. No
body ever visits Trinity churchyard
without pausing for a few minutes be
fore the big brown slab that bears only
the name "Charlotte Temple."
"Oh, yesl" said the gray haired old
man whose duty it is to see that the an
cient tombs are kept in order. "It is the
most popular grave in the yard. I have
been here going on 17 years now, and
there have been very few days in good
weather when the grave has not had a
visitor. Several times I have seen wom
en come here and stand in the cold and
sleet and snow looking at the tomb.
Somehow they always look as if they
were in trouble. '
"Seven or eight years ago I began to
put potted flowers, geraniums and the
like on the grave, and I have kept it up
every summer since. It is mainly to
mark the grave, so that visitors can find
it It is the only grave in the yard that
has flowers on it. Otherwise the people
would bother me to death. When they
ask me whero the grave of Charlotte
Tomple is now, I simply tell them that
it is over on the west side with some
potted flowers on it That saves me a
deal of troable.
"Several of the gravestones are crum
bling badly and will have to be repaired
if the descendants of the dead want to
perpetuate their memory. See; here is
the oldest grave in tho place. "
Then the old man swept away a layer
of dust from a crumbling gray stone and
showed the date, 1G81. "We have sev
eral that date almost as far back," said
he, "but none of them is so popular as
that of Charlotte Temple."
Then the ancient attendant tucked
his brobm under his arm, picked up his
wheelbarrow and trundled away among
the graves. New York Herald.
BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN PEAKS.
Banler, Shasta, flood and Other Fine
Mountains of the Far Northwest.
About 50 miles south of Tacoma yon
get a view of the most beautiful moun
tain peak on the earth's surface, Mount
Tacoma, or Banier, and carry it with
you for three or four hours. It rises di
rectly from the tide level to a height of
14,444 feet, unhidden by intervening
ranges or foothills, and stands squarely
against the sky, the perfection of mag
nificence, dignity and power. It is twe
and one-half times as high as Mount
Washington, and I believe the highest
peak in the world that rises directly
from a plain. It is known to us in the
east as Mount Eanier and was so called
in honor of Admiral Ranierof the Brit
ish navy, but here they call it Mount
Tacoma, the old title given by the
Siwash Indians before the white man
came. The base is covered with a dense
forest of ever living green. - Above the
timber line the snow is white and
smooth and perpetual, and it looks as if
it were a solid block of the purest mar
ble. Mount Tacoma is just two feet higher
than Mount Shasta, 297 feet higher than
Pike's peak and 400 feet higher than
Gardiner's peak. The highest in the
United States, Monnt Crillon, Alas
ka, is over 16,000, but an exact meas
urement has never been taken. Mount
St Elias, Alaska, is 15,327; Mount
Whitney, California, is 15,088, and
Mount Williams, California, is 14,400.
There are several other very beautiful
peaks visible from the railway, includ
ing St Helen, 9,750 feet, the patron
saint of Portland, around whose head
hangs a perpetual halo; Mount Hood,
which is a shapely cone, 11,225 feet,
which was named in honor of Lord
Hood of the British admiralty, and
Mount Baker, 10,800 feet, christened in
honor of Joseph Baker, one of the lieu
tenants of Peter Puget, who discovered
the sound. Theodore Winthrop has
written lovingly about them, and they
are the subject of the purest and choicest
descriptions that exist in the classic
prose of Washington Irving, although I
believe he was jiever nearer them than
his home on the Hudson river, 3,000
miles away. Chicago Record.
, The Romance of a Watch.
Rossini's watoh, which has recently
been sold at Bologna to a rich English
man whose name is not mentioned,
has a history. In 1824 Charles X pre
sented the composer with a repeating
watch, studded with diamonds, and
playing two of Rossini's melodies. No
body in Bologna oould clean the watch,
so it was sent in the core of the tenor
Fabiano to Paris, where it was destroy
ed in a fire. Plivee, the watchmaker,
thereupon made a second watch, the ex
act counterpart of thp rst, except that
the diamonds were :iv le, and' Rossini,
who never discovered lis pious fraud,
wore the trinket al Iris life. On his
death it passed to a re. itive, whose son
has just sold it It Is lid to contain an
excellent portrait in onamel of Rosi i:
as he was in 1824.
Information For a Tourist.
"Is it still the custom in this country
to reach for your gun to back it up aft
er you have called a man a liar?" asked
a tourist.
"It air not, stranger, " replied the
early settler, "and it never wuz. It has
allers ben the custom in the best society
of Yaller Dog to reach for the gun fust "
Indianapolis Journal.
. Gossip .
Blykens called Slugby a big, brutal bul
ly yesterday afternoon."
"Really? I didn't know Blykens had a
telephone in his office." Washington
Star. .
Found Out. 1
Toots I don't see why you insist on
going to the continuous performance.
Mrs. Toots There are no acts for yon
go out between. New ifork World.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's CastorIat
A FORTUNE AT CARDS.
IT WAS WON BY JOHN SCOTT, THE
"GENTLEMAN GAMBLER."
B Is Winnings at White's, la London, In
the Last Century Exceeded 3,000,000.
Though Illiterate, Ho Was a Maa of tha
Most Precise Methods.
Of all the gentlemen gamblers of the
close of the eighteenth century in Eng
land a single one is noted for the im
mensity and the regularity of his win
nings. This was John Scott, who, be
ginning as a penniless captain, wound
op his career as a millionaire general.
On the subject of the campaigns he con
ducted history is silent, but contempo
rary London was full of talk of his mar
velous luck with dice and cards, and
the marital misfortunes of his later life
gave more material for the gossips.
Writing to Richard Bentley, from
Arlington street, on Feb. 35, 1155,
Horace Walpole says:
"The great event is the catastrophe
of Sir John Bland, who has flirted away
bis whole fortune at hazard. He t'other
night exceeded what was lost by the
late Duke of Bodford, having at one pe
riod of the night (though he recovered
the .greatest part of it) lost 32,000.
The citizens put on their double chan
neled pumps - and trudge to St. James
street in expectation of seeing judgment
on White's angels, with flaming
swords, and devils flying away with
diceboxes, like the prints in Sadler's
hermits. Sir John lost this immense
sum to a Captain Scott, who at present
has nothing but a few debts and his
commission."
Sir John Bland, to conclude here the
history of that luckless dicer, shot him
sel dead after losing the last of his for
tune in Eippax park.
Captain John Scott was of that branch
of tho numerous Scott family of which
Sir Walter was a member, and his an
cestor in the thirteenth century was that
famous chemist, Michael . Scott, who
won the name of Wizard. A later Scott
distinguished himself in the time of
Charles II by marrying, when he was
himself only 14 years old, a lady who
was three years his junior. The bride
was Mary, countess of Buccleuch, in
her own right the richest heiress in Scot
land. The marriage was a secret one,
and none of the friends and few of her
family were informed of it until the
day after. The youthful bridegroom did
not profit greatly by this match, for his
bride died at 13. Her sister Anne, who
succeeded to her titles and estates, made
a marriage with the pet son of Charles
II, Monmouth, and had a numerous
family.
It was 60 years later, or about 1750,
that young John Scott, son of the Laird
of Scot's Tarvet, entered King George's
army. Two years later he was in Lon
don and in the midst of the most reck
less set of spendthrifts, rakes and game
sters that English society has ever
known. Sir John Bland was only one
of a thousand rich young Englishmen
who threw away his fortune over the
gaming table at White's. The one his
toric loser of that era was Charles James
Fox, Pitt's rival. Pox gambled away,
all told, no less than $5,000,000. Scott
was the very antipodes of Fox. When
he died, at a ripe old age, he left a for
tune as great as that with which Fox
had begun, and every penny of it had
been won at the gaming table. Fox was
a ripe scholar. Scott was almost illit
erate. Fox said that losing was the next
greatest pleasure to winning. Scott
never lost, or so rarely that it did not
affect the serenity of his career as a
winner. Fox would go home in the
morning after a night in which he had
gambled away 10,000 or 20,000 and
immediately lose himself in a study of
Sophocles or schylus. Scott, like the
sensible fellow he was, would button
his coat over the portemonnaie in which
he carried away winnings of an equal
or even greater amount and immediate
ly go to bed so as to be fresh for play
in the evening.
When Scott found himself in London,
and amid the wild young men of his
era, he determined that gaming was
his only chance of getting money. When
he engaged himself to throw a series of
mains with Sir John Blond, he had, as
Horace Walpole puts it, nothing "but
a few debts and his commission. " His
shrewdness taught him that there was
nothing in dicing, at which a stupid
man has as good a chance as a bright
one, and so he speedily gave up hazard
and applied himself to whist, at which
game heaven fights on the side of the
skillful player. Never in the history of
play did men gamble for such high
stakes as Soott and his victims did at
White's between 1 753 and 1 780. Scott's
system was an exceedingly simple one.
He gave himself the best of it in ev
ery possible way. He never went to the
gaming table unless his head and his
stomach were in the very best order.
He never lost his composure or his good
nature for an instant He played a per
fectly fair and honorable game, and at
first he made it a rule never to play for
more than a fixed sum, which he could
afford io lose. He won so steadily that
it wasn t long before he' was prepared
to risk any sum which even the wealth
iest or the most reckless of his adver
saries would venture to propose.
A story which illustrates capitally
Scott's patience in the face of hard luck
has been preserved. One night, while
he was at the card table, news was
brought to him that his wife, the first
Mrs. Scott, had given birth to a girl.
"Ah," he said, "I shall have to dou
ble my stakes to make a fortune for this
young lady."
But in a few hours he was 8,000 to
the bad. Retaining his invariable seren
ity, he said he was sure of his luck re
turning, and at 7 a. ru. be went home
the winner of 1 5, 000. That's the sort
of play that went on at White's night
after night during the years that John
Scott was winning the largest fortune
ever accumulated by a gentleman gam
bler. Exchange.
For rhenmatisru I have found nothing
equal to UDamDeriain s rain Balm, it re
lieves the pain as soon as applied. J. W.
) xuuug, wen uiueriy, v. va. ins prompt
17 XI- A Til i 117 Tr. '11 . .
I i relief it affords is. alone worth many times
the008t, 20 cents. Its continued use will
effect a permanent cure. For sale by D. .J.
l Humphrey, Napoleon, Unio. lm
REPUDIATED.
Sha DM Hat Bearable the Flowers of tha
Field by Any Means.
A woman whose age was not far from
B0 and whose otoirdupois was close upon
tOO pound arrived at the Detroit and
Milwaukee depot with a bulky satchel in
one hand and a pillowslip stuffed full of
something In the other, and the special
policeman standing at the entrance no
aooner caught sight of her red face than
he realized what was coming. .
"Look here, che began as (he halted
before him and dropped bcr baggitRe to
wipe her face. "I want about 40 diffenent
people arrested."
"Yes ro. Anything wrong, ma'am?'
'I should say there was. lam going out
to Royal Oak to see my sister. I had
scarcely left my bouse when a boy calls
out, 'Ah, there, my fairy I' Can't he be
arrested for such sass as that?"
"Hardly, ma'am, though it's, very ill
manners. "
"Of court) it Is. 1' u no fairy. Feel of
that arm. Pat me -he back. Am I a
shadow of a fairy nr a solid chunk of hu
manity on my way '-o tee my sister, who
weighs 25 pounds uioro'n I dof
"You aie no fairy, ma'am," replied th
officer.
"And I hadn't gone a block before a
potato peddler in a wagon sung out
There's my daisy I' Officer, yon have seen
daisies?"
'Yes'm."
"Do I resemble that fragile flower
There's a pair of arms which can lift a
barrel of pork."
"No, ma'am, yon do not resemble a
daisy, not unless they've got out a new
brand which I haven't seen. That peddler
ought to be arrested, but I'm afraid we
couldn't find him."
"And a little farther on," she continued
as she wiped at ber free, "a man standing
in front of saloon called cut to mo, 'Only
a pansy blossom!' Officer, you have seen
pansies?"
"Yes'm."
"Do pansies wear No. fi shoos and tip
tho beam at 197 pounds?"
"No, ma'am, you are no pansy. That
man ought to be arrested, but now he is
probably safe in Canada. Anything
more?"
"Yes. Somebody had something to say
every few rods, and I'm mad nil the way
through. So I can't have nobody arrest
ed?" "Hardly, ma'am. Not under the cir
cumstances." "Well, If the law doesn't cover such
cases, they want to look out for me. I'll
be back in four days, and I shall be carry
ing a pumpkin, a cat, a bed quilt, half a
bushel of apples, a jar of pickles, two
squashes and some other things whicl my
sister is going to give me. I shall walk
home, same as I walked down here. Some
one will call me his fairy or pansy or for
getmehot, and I'll drop the things and"
"And what, ma'am?"
She struck her left hand with her right,
doubled up her fist and placed it against
the officer's nose and hoarsely whispered,
"And ho won't forgctiuenot, and don't
you forget It!" Detroit Free Press.
She Was a Good Cook.
The. intelligence office keeper produced
to the waiting lady a large woman. The
lady gasped.
"Ow what is your name?" she said
gently.
"Bessie," growled the large woman.
"Ow Bessie," sighed the little lady.
"Yes, Bessie. Mrs. Blumberg says you
are a cook. I'm glad of that, Bossio. I
want a cook. I suppose you mnku bread,
Bessie, and soups, Bessie? Mr. Blank
likes clear soups. You make clear soups, I
suppose, Bessie? I like vegetable soups, but
anybody can make vegetable soups. You
make them, of course, Bessie? We eat
only simplo things. You can coo! simple
things, Bessie? Yes; that's very nice.
"Do you know, Bessie, that our last
cook such a nice body, too, Bessie her
name was Lillle. She was not a colored
woman, Bessie. I don't have colored serv
ants, but her name was Lillle. She was
Scotch, I think, Bessie. Lillle made very
good pastry. What do you put in your
pastry, Bessie?"
"Lard, mum," said Bessie.
"Ow no, Bessie, not Inrdl Butter,
Bessie, butter not lard. But I'm sure
you'll do, Bessie. You can do so many
things. Mrs. Blumborg will give you di
rections, Bessie, and you'll come tomor
row, Bessie, won't you? Yes. Goodby,
Bessie, until tomorrow! Goodby, Mrs.
Blumberg!" And the little lady floated
out.
Whether or not Bessie went the next
day does not appear, but she was at Mrs.
Blumberg's five days later. New York
Sun.
Lying; In Wait For Him.
A man going home from his work at
late hour at night, noticing that the oc
cupants of a house standing Hush with the
street had left a window up, decided to
warn them and prevent a burglary.
Putting his head into the window, he
called out:
"Hello! Goodpeop"
That was all he said. A whole pail of
water struck him in the face, and as ho
staggered back a woman shrieked out:
"Didn't I tell you what you'd get If you
wasn't home by 9 o'clock?" Chicago
Times.
The Absent One.
Castleton There was a $10 bill in that
suit I sent around to be repaired. Did you
find it?
Tailor No, sir. I gave that suit to my
assistant to fix up. "
Castleton (anxiously) Then where is
her
Tailor He got off this morning to at
tend his grandmother's funeral. Clothier
and Furnisher.
An Agreement on Which They Disagreed.
Wife William, I do think our boys are
the worst I ever saw. I'm sure thoy don't
get it from hie.
Hub t and (snappishly) Well, they don't
get it from me.
Wife (reflectively) No, William; you
seem to have all yours yot. Qucouslander.
How He Came by It.
"Bilken modestly declares he owes the
Immense fortune he has accumulated all
to others."
"Yes, the rnpney was made chiefly by
Bilkcn's failure in business." Buffalo
Courier.
Regular Thing.
"Have you no bright particular star In
your company?"
The manager replied:
"All bright stars are particular. "De
troit Tribune.
Looked It.
Jessie Miss Antique comes of a very
old family.
Miss Canstique She looks It. New
York. World.
No Way Out of It.
"We should be thankful for small mer
cies," said the boarding house mistress.
"We have to be," replied the star board
er as he gazed at the diminutive turkey.
A GREAT LECTURE.
e"UMP1N JOE OF CHEROKEE HAS DONE
HIMSELF PROUD.
Xlacnry U tha Alps, Kapoleoa and the
FUcrtm fathers All Shows I'p la Their
Tra Light. With Bid Remarks by ths
Lecturer.
I her bin mshtnglln, repalntln and other
wise Improviatbe tectur which goes with
my panoramy until It now stands forth
a bold faced and cnthooslastio success as
tollers:
Pictur of Niagary Falls. "This plo
tor represents ona of tha most notori
ous and successful waterfalls on the face
of the alrth. It ga
baa bia ruahln S
blzlness fur the
last ten. or fifteen
thousand y'ars,
work! a twenty
four hours a day
and seven day In
a week, ar.d the
performance isn't
half ovetytt. It
sot out with a de-
tn miln.aliiin .v
git thar or bust, ) j 7j
and though a lee- ir-SfJ
tie
eld fashioned 9
In some of its ways
It has aecoored the
confidence of the "the idei was to git
critical public and 'EM ALL IS THAR. "
established a leputashun of which It may
well be proud. Feller critters, as yer gaze
upon this patriotlo wonder of natur' let it
be a great moral warnln to ye to persevere
In the paths of sobriety, Integrity and
trooth. Thar's nuthin but plain water
yere, nuthin mixed in and'no nutmeg
floatln around on top to flavor It, and
even If ye own a saloon the moral Is plain
and can't be disputed. At the proper
time I shall interdooce my jumpin frog and
gin everybody present an opportunity to
bet that he can't Jump nine feet without
any sort of encouragemont from the un
dersigned." Pictur' of the Alps. "Thar ar' no per
tlcklcr moral lesson connected with this
pictur', but who among this cultivated
and enlightened aujeence kin gaze upon
it without bein impressed by the mighty
power of natur'? The hosspower required
to heave up the airtb and create slch
mountains as these is sunthin beyond
calkcrlashun. The Alps, as nigh as I kin
make out, ar' mostly In Switzerland. The
idee was to git 'em all In thar, but it
was too crowded, and a fow had to hunt
other locashuns. It ar' needless to add that
a fall from the top of one of them peaks
to the valley below would seriously in
joore any one not used to sich perform
ances. My Cherokee sassyparilly kin be
taken in connection with this pictur'
with the happiest results. Warranted tc
tech the vital spot In case any remains to
be teched."
Pictur' of Napoleon. "This pictur' rep
resents a critter whose career furnished
the hull world a
moral lesson to
profit by. He
wasn't satisfied
with a good thing,
but' , itched and
yearned and achod
to git sunthin big
ger and better.
He was mnkln his
10 a day and
over as emperor
KAPOLEON. of France, with
the best of board and lodgln throwed in,
when be got the big bead and started out
to round up the hull of creashun. He fit
and fit, and he licked everything he run
up agin fur two or three y'ars, but jost as
he got ready to swing his ole hat and do
clar' that he was the broadest and biggest
and heftiest kuss on the claim along cum
an army which throwed him down and
made dog meat of him. Be not too vain
and conceited and puffed up. Be not too
ambishus to conker and win new power.
When ye hev a g jod thing, hold on to it
and bev hoss sense nuff to know what a
good thing ar'. Ambishun and enthoo
siasm ar' to be cultivated with profit up
to a sartln pint. When ye git bcyand that
when ye jump on yer hat and declar'
tbat ye ar' the only critter In the world
who weighs a ton and kin bite a railroad
spike in two at one chaw, thar's a calami
ty gittin ready to stampede and run over
ye and tread ye into the alrth. War yer
bat on yer ear like Napoleon, sot on yer
hoss as ye see him thar, but don't let
vainglor'us ambishun gallop ye up agin n
barbed wire fence on a dark night. My
Magic cement, warranted to be the best
thing ever used by a respectable fam'ly,
kin alius be bought arter the close of each
exhibishun,"
Pictur' of theLandin of the Pilgrims.
"At fust sight of this pletur' the gineral
idee among my large and cultivated au
jeence is that these pilgrim fathers and
mothers hev heard of a boom in America
and ar' in a pow
erful hurry to
stake out claims
and git two or
three towns under
way. That idee
does them injus
tice. They ar'
simply in s'arch of
personal liberty,
and they hev cum
to the right spot
to find it. As nigh
as I kin figger,
they wasoheerful
ly willln to live
on roots fur the
sake of doin as HB 0s the fence
they pleased and and tfiunk it all
follerin out thar out by hisself."
own convicksbuns. You and me can't be
pilgrim fathers and mothers, bekase the
time has passed fur sich enterprises, but
we kin live on roots and toiler our convick
sbuns and hev our names and deeds de
scend to fuoher ginerashuns on the pages
of history. Don't git these pilgrims mix
ed up with any wild west show or the
crowd which signed the Declarashun of
Independence, but keep 'em in a herd by
themselves till properly branded. , As the
pictur' fade bom yer sight please re-
It is a fact that nearly all reliable proprie
tary medieines were first nued and thorough
ly tested in practioe by physicians o more
than usaal ability, and yet som physicians
sneer at snoh medicines. The reason is
plainly seen by taking Brant's Balsam for
illustration, known everywhere a reliable
and sure to cure every sort of lung and throat
trouble, except last stages of consumption.
Why is it not just as good for your ease as s
physician's prescription, which might cost
three or fonr times as much, though no surer
to cure? Large 25 and 50 cent bottlesof Saur
& Balsley, Napoleon Ohio.
Subscribe for the Nobthwkst $1.00.
y
JT
member that I hev an eddeeated bog with
this fraud apfrn-ftashun whose cuteneas
wlll be exhibited later on without any
sort of a eollcckshun bcin tooken up to
defray expenses."
Pictur' of the Land In of Columbus.
"Is thar a patriot or patrlotess In this as
semblage who does not feel a heartfelt
gratitoodo to'ards the man who made this
kenlry what she ar ? Has It ever occur
red to ye what sort of a fix we'd bev bin
In If we hadn't been dUklvered at all
Yere was a man wbo act on toe fence and
thunk It all out by hlsnclf. Hoss sense
told him that they hadn't yit diakiverod
more'n half land nuff to make up a world.
Sunthin warned him tbat America had
been overlooked and left out of the deal.
He wanted to sot out and dUkiver us, but
he was laughed at and ridiculed and p'int
ed out as an April fulu. He was dead
broke and fur from home, but he'd got his
dander up and detarmlncd to bang on If
it took both legs. Ho sold his cow, mort
gaged his mewl and pawned his overcoat,
and wben the people at length realised
bis alrnestnrss in the matter they cum
for'ds and took a few sheers of stock.
Even when he was ready to sot out every
feller he met up with throwed him down,
and ha was not yit outer sight of land
when tho sailors threatened to rut a head
on bim if be didn't turn bock. Forty dif
ferent times Mr. Columbus wa on the
p'lnt of throwln np his hand and goln
out of the gome, but 40 different times be
bit off a fresh chaw of terbackcr, called
up his sand and made a fresh start Fel
ler critters, be like Columbus. Wben ye
know ye've got a good thing, sell yer shirt
and stick to it till vict'ry porches on yer
ripplin banners. At the close of this per
formance, as stated on the bills, all per
sons wishln to be united in the bonds of
wedlock free of cost will step for'ds and
jlne bands and be consolidated."
ACSTIN REESE.
DON'I BE DECEIVED.
PnUo onnnmnv in nr&cticed by peo
ple who think that urinary troubles
get well of themselves, ur. neimeuy
orlv cures the most ob
stinate cases of diabetes, gravel or
kidney disease. In Bright's disease
it has cured where all else failed.
The Best Way:'
Stutter Yon know that cirl who r.
fused me? She has just insulted me by
inviting me to dinner.
Dashaway What are yon going to
ao:
Stutter Swallow the insult New
York Sua
It Hay Do as Much for Yon.
Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, 111., writes that
he had a Severe Kidney trouble for many
years, with severe pains in his back and also
that his bladder was affected. He tried many
so called Kidney cures but without any good
rwult. Abont a year aao he began use of
Electric Bitters and found relief at onoe.
Electric Bitters is especially adapted to enre
of all Kidney and Liver troubles and often
gives almost instant relief. One trial will
prove onr stnaemeni. trice oniy ouo iur mruo
bottle. At D. J. Ho mphrey's Drug tjtore.
Dangerous Surgery.
Medical authorities have in some
cases had reason to regrot too active
and energotio surgery in diseases of the
nose and throat It has in a number of
instances appeared that partial or en
tire deafness has followed operations,
and complete loss of the sense of smell
is not uncommon. Conservatism is gain
ing ground among the best surgeons,
and palliative treatment is recommend
ed whenever there seems to be a chance
that it might have the desired effect
The best doctors know that the knife is
a good servant, but an exceedingly bad
master, and only those whose skill and
judgment are likely to be faulty are
willing to cut and slash on the slight
est pretext. New York Ledger.
Mother Have You a Baby?
If bo, get from your drngeist to-day for 2fo
a bottle of Dr. Hand's ColioCnro. Every ba-
bv often has distressinc eolio. Dr. Hand's
Colic Cure gives immediate relief byremov
ing wind from the stomacn ana quieting tne
nerves, giving restful sleep. Mother, think
of the worry and anxiety this saves yon. If
yonr baby is teething Dr. Hand s leething
Lotion for 25c, soothes and relieves all pain.
Sold by all drnggists.
Mnch Improved.
From the report of a missionary to
Africa:
"My congregation refuse to give np
cannibalism, but I have succeeded in so
far improving their tastes that they now
oat with knives and forks." Beading
(Pa.) Telegram.
Knights of tbe Maccabees,
The State Commander writes us from
Lincoln. Neb., as follows: "After trying
other medicines for what seemed to be a very
obstinate oongh in ourtwo orildren we tried
Dr. King's New Discovery and at the end "f
two days the cough entirely left them. We
will not be without it hereafter, as oar exper
ience proves that it cores where all other
remediea fail." Signed F. W. Stevens, State
Com. Why not give this great medicine a
trial, as it in guaranteed and trial bottles are
free at D. J. Humphrey's Drug Store,
Regular size Mo. and $1.00.
The Inventor of the Torpedo.
Mr. Brennan, the inventor of the tor
pedo, commenced life as a watchmaker
in Australia and at once developed a
genius for invention. From first to last
this torpedo, which has proved so prof
itable to him, cost him 18 years of hard
work. The torpedo was sold to the Brifr
ish government for $150,000, and tc? in
sure the secret of the mechanism being
kept each portion of this fearful engine
of destruction is made in a different
shop, the workmen are searched on en
tering and leaving the building, and
Mr. Brennan and his partner are the
only persons who fix the torpedo togeth
er ready for working. London Globe.
Vf T.n -p WafmnM Q nromlnMnt real
estate agent of San Angelo, Texas, has used
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea
Kemeay in nis lamny ior stversi years b
MinniMi? anil ntraov. with na.fant
UTOMIUU injUllDU, nuu in . J .? n.... -
snccetw. He Bays. "I find it a perfect enre
. i i t . 1. 1 j : . l. I : A
tor our oaoy woen srouuieu wnu wnv ui
dysentery. I now feel that my outfit is not
1 Wll. nt thia Romuil v nf
home or on a trip away from home. For
. r ti I XT ' 1 1 i.
sale Dy v. nampnrey, xiuiwvuu, vs. iui
.Descended.
"The big sleeve craze seems to have
subsided," remarked the student of hu
man nature "It certainly has gone down,"
acquiesced the superficial observer as there
flitted past them a bloomer. Detroit Trib
une. Nothing; Original There.
"Is your boy fond of sugar on bis bread?"
"Not so very."
"He is an original boy?"
"Oh, not Not so very. He wants his
sugar straight." Life.
Her Present Location.
Reporter What became of that fasting
girl you used to have?
Museum Manager She's doing six
months in jail for not paying ber board
bill. Harlem Life.
tntwrinr.tiisftni
iERGURIflL
. POISON
Is tbe result of the usual treatment o
blood dmonlrrs Tbe system Is filled with
Mercury and Poustt remedtea-Dore to;
be dreaded than the disease and la ft
abort while is la a far worse eoodttlos.
Uian before. The snoat common result is
RHEUMATISM
for which a & a ts the moat reliable
cur a few bottles will fcflurd rette
w here all else baa failed.
1 Mtffeivd Iron a Mvere attack of Mercurial
KbeumaiitMs.niy ami a tvod kir tiDg a weaken
Ui mor tbn twice ihlr natural alia, rma-infl
tUa motUaxrrociaUnc aalna, I roast baadred.
or dollar without relief, but after Uk-lf
can besrUIr raeom- llSftaAessaavnaaMSl
mend yonr wonderful medicine to anyone
affik-ted with this pelnfnl dtneane.
W. r. DALKV, Brooklr n Elevated B. R.
OmrTnatlssea Blood udRkla TMimmi auliod '
IflTT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta. Cs.
ITIE-IM ve will send you the won
IllCII derlul and unfailing Span
ish remedy, Or. Gromez'i " GRAENCI0,"
FREE BY IY!AIL5
Not a recipe, but the medicine itself,
guaranteed to stop wasting dreams and
drains and to cure lot power and the
desire of evil habits, impotency, and
restore lost vitality. Use it and pay
IF SATISFIED. Ad. DR. GROMEZ CO.,
ban Diego Building, chicaoo.
HUMPHREYS'
Dr. Humphreys' 8 perl fir are srtentlficallT and
carefully prepared Kemedles, used for years In
private practice and for over thirty years by the
people with entire suocess. Krery single Bpeclne
a special cure for tbe disease named.
Tbey cure without dragging, purging or reducing;
tbe system and are In fact and deed the Ifcnerelga
Remedies of the World.
so. etrmss, rsiCM.
1 Fevers, Congestions, Inflammations.. .US
it Warms, Worm lever. Worm Colic !IS
3 Teethingi Colle, Crying, Wakefulness ,33
4- Diarrhea, of Children or Adults !.!
T-Coaghs, Colds, Bronchitis 23
8- Nenralgla, Toothache, Faceache. 33
9 Headaches, Sick Headache, Vertigo.. ,33
lt Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Constipation. .33
11-Bnppressed or Painful Perioda... .25
13 Whites, Too Profuse Periods .23
13 Creap, Laryngitis, Boaraeneia 23
14 Halt Rheam, Erysipelas, Eruptions.. .23
15 Rheumatism, Kheumatio Pains ,23
16 Malaria, Chills, Fever and Ague .23
10-Catarrh, Influenza, Cold In the Head. .25
20-Whooplng Cough .35
27- Kidney Diseases : .23
28- Nerrous Debility l.OO
30-TJrlnary Weakness 23
34 Bore Throat, Qulncy, Ulcerated Throat ,33
HUMPHREYS' WITCH HAZEL OIL,
" The Pile Ointment."-Trlal giie. 35 Cts.
Sold by Drnsrlili, or MDt prspsld on neslpt of prloa.
Da HcaraBKVs' Handal (l4 pg,) mailbu rasa,
UCai-HRIttS' MID. CO., Ill lit WlUlaw 8L, HI lOta.
SPECIFICS.
Ltd. or (rata. "581118. 3
a wk. Kxolaitvw territory. Tha
lUpM DrshWaahwr. Wubeaallttva
afihef for a family fa ona mlnal,
WubM, rinses and drl tbia
without wettinf ta handa. Yob
tlrl ah thai hnllnn lluaiulilssaua
t-ttatiai! f v. Uld ch-crfal wife No aJde
thO ml. Uriah, ttnltahaatt jUahaaa
. u uaje r , BO Ml la QUOIeT eiOlOl&C
'No broken diihea, do moat. Cheap,
V. P. HARRISON afc CO Clara Ma. 13, Ctlubu,
C.F. BEARD,
Foundry and Machine Works.
Manufacturer of and dealer Id
Steam Engines, Shafting;,
Pulleys and boxinsr,
Brats Roods, iroa pipe and fittings. Job work a '
epeciai y.
NAPOLEON, OHIO.
JOS. SHAFF,
The old reliable, with the largest and beet stock o
HAND -MADE WAGONS,
Spring WagonsMies and Carriages
of my own make, erer offered to the people of
neury con my, maae or tne Dest selected stock and
superior workmsnshlo in evervrtan&rtment. I am
also prepared to do all kinds of repairing. If yon
want a good wagon, buggy or carriage, come and
see me. Satisfaction guaranteed.
ALL READY!
TO SELL YOD
Fine and
Stylish
Fur Garment,
O RETAKE YOUR ORDER
FOR A NEW ONE.
Our Repair Department is in
full blaze, and you should not
wait until you need your Seal
skin for wear. Have it repair
ed now and we will keep it,
free of charge, until you need it
SUSSMA1T L HOFFMAN,
403 and 405 ADAMS ST.
Tbe Leading Manufacturing For
riers of Northwestern Ohio,
sept l:i-3m
Wi See That TOOTH?
That was removed
Absolutely Without Pain
or any unpleasantness, by the nse of
VITALIZED AIR.
Tbis is the moet important adjunct
of our profession. We have made
it a specialty. . Next time coma to
us. We wiut you to
Look at our New Aluminum Plates
We can save you money. Yon will like our met
ods.
TAFT'S DENIAL PA?
237 Snmm " -e., Toledo, O.
Dr. McFARLaAiD, Successor.
feb!5'94-ly
Phone 606.
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charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. S
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